Question

When Georgia looks in the mirror, she sees more muscle definition. She is proud of herself for incorporating more strength training and becoming a stronger athlete. What does this scenario BEST represent?

(1 point)

positive social reinforcement


negative social reinforcement


positive automatic reinforcement


negative automatic reinforcement

Answer 1

Positive automatic reinforcement.

Seeing her own increased muscle definition produces an internally generated positive feeling (pride) that makes her more likely to keep strength training — i.e., a self-produced (automatic) positive consequence.